WATCH: Inventor of Heimlich maneuver dies December 18, 2016Dr. Henry Heimlich, the Jewish surgeon who invented the lifesaving Heimlich maneuver, died at age 96 from a heart attack. Only six months ago, the doctor had the opportunity to use the method, for the first time, on a fellow nursing home resident in an incident described here: Dr. Henry HeimlichHeimlich maneuverLifesaving
